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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, October 4th, 1:35pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° 81.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 81.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 100° 80.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.9 ft 10 sec 349° --- --- 78.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 50° 80.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 5° --- --- 81.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.9 ft 10 sec 6° --- --- 80.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 10 sec 7° --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 10 sec 357° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 79.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 172° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 11° --- --- 79.9 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 90° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.6 ft 13 sec 32° --- --- 85.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.3 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 85.5 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 13 sec 38° --- --- 85.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.9 ft 13 sec 29° --- --- 86.7 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   2.6 ft 9 sec 100° --- --- 87.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   11.2 ft 8 sec 133° --- --- 82.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Moloaa Dairy ENE (78°) 0-7 kt 9:45 am  Fri 10/4 Lihue NE (40°) 11 kt 10:00 am  Fri 10/4 Nawiliwili Nos NNE (21°) 10-13 kt 10:06 am  Fri 10/4 Poipu ENE (73°) 5-11 kt 10:00 am  Fri 10/4 Port Allen E (93°) 12-17 kt 10:00 am  Fri 10/4 Makaha Ridge WNW (292°) 1-4 kt 10:11 am  Fri 10/4 Mana SSW (212°) 3-9 kt 9:34 am  Fri 10/4 Barking Sands SW (230°) 6 kt 10:00 am  Fri 10/4 Puu Lua E (88°) 3-10 kt 9:35 am  Fri 10/4 Puu Opae SSW (196°) 3-6 kt 9:34 am  Fri 10/4 Waimea Heights SW (215°) 5-9 kt 9:35 am  Fri 10/4 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 041954 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 954 AM HST Fri Oct 4 2024 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 954 AM HST Fri Oct 4 2024 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure far north of the area will weaken through the weekend as fronts weaken high pressure to the north and upper troughing develops overhead. High pressure will rebuild north of the state early next week. Kauai Northwest Waters- 954 AM HST Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SATURDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the afternoon. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 16 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers after midnight. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 4 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Windward Waters- 954 AM HST Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SATURDAY East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the afternoon. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 17 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 4 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Leeward Waters- 954 AM HST Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. TONIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east winds 7 to 10 knots, backing to east northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds, south 3 feet at 16 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 18 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 4 feet at 17 seconds, east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day. Kauai Channel- 954 AM HST Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Isolated showers. SUNDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 17 seconds, east 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and north 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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